He would only be answerable to that house, despite the fact that he can draw his cabinet from both houses. This is so because the current position of Deputy President is very weak. In effect, such positions don’t necessarily pre-empt competition for power within the Executive. Otherwise, there is nothing more dangerous than having the leader of a whole section of Kenyan communities in a supposedly high office with no real power or work to do — essentially a high nothing. That government had a president, a vice president, a prime minister two deputies, and 42 odd ministries!

Source: The Star January 17, 2020 02:03 UTC